Leaving Mars
A Short Story. By Adeena Mignogna (aka A. Francis Raymond) My Dad’s a hugger. I’m not. That’s what I tell people when I explain our estranged relationship. I’ll deal with a handshake but would be fine with a simple nod or wave. On the road the last two days, I’ve had a lot of time […]
Happy First Contact Day 2021! (aka: My First Contact with Trek: an origin story)
My fellow Star Trek geeks have been celebrating First Contact Day (FCD) for a few years now (I was trying to figure out when this started – about a decade ago?). Other than noting it on my calendar and “liking” a pile of FCD related twitter and FB posts, my day is sadly going to be like any other normal working Monday
How to Be a Rocket Scientist in 10 Steps
I am a writer. I am a writer with a day job. That day job is in the aerospace industry. I have worked in said industry since 1993 in various ways, so I know a few things and I think I’m qualified to have something to say about it. I wrote this post for anyone […]
Behind the Scenes: Turning a Tender Idea into a Completed Novella
For the longest time, I thought I only had it in me to write short stories. I love that medium so much. To this day, more than half of the science fiction I read are short stories published in magazines or anthologies and collections.
I say ‘again’ because I’ve had some form of internet presence since about 1994 or 1995. I can’t remember anymore. And in that time, I’ve had domains and blogs and all sorts of stuff. They’ve come and gone. Most were highly specialized, and I have too many interests to focus on one thing for a […]